Dragon Age: Inquisition vs Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: Inquisition is an action-RPG open-world game (2014) while Dragon Age: The Veilguard is an action-adventure action-RPG game (2024).
Quick answer: Dragon Age: Inquisition rates higher, 7.1 to 5.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Dragon Age: Inquisition is the cheaper at $39.99.
What each one is
Dragon Age: Inquisition is filed under Action-RPG and Open-World. In contrast, Dragon Age: The Veilguard under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.
Story, characters and reception
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Plot
Setting Map of Thedas featuring the main regions of the setting. Veilguard occurs primarily in the northern regions of Thedas. The story begins ten years after the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition , with previous companion Solas , now known by his previous alias, Fen'Harel, the elven god of betrayal and rebellion, attempting to destroy the Veil, the metaphysical boundary between the physical world and the Fade, the world of spirits and demons. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Dragon Age: The Veilguard received "generally favorable" reviews from critics for its Windows, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 versions, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic . OpenCritic determined that 71% of critics recommended the game. Veilguard was subject to review bombing on Metacritic, with some users criticizing the game for being " woke ". (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.1/10 | 5.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (76%, 21,376) | Mixed (68%, 44,933) |
| Critic aggregate | 85/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $59.99 |
| Install size | 26 GB | 100 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | verified |
| Released | 2014 | 2024 |
| Developer | — | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dragon Age: Inquisition vs Dragon Age: The Veilguard, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Dragon Age: InquisitionAction-RPG open-world gameDragon Age: The VeilguardAction-adventure action-RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dragon Age: InquisitionRPG, Character Customization, Open WorldDragon Age: The VeilguardLGBTQ+, Fantasy, RPGThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dragon Age: Inquisition ✓Score 7.1 · 76% on Steam · 85 criticDragon Age: The VeilguardScore 5.9 · 68% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dragon Age: Inquisition21,376 reviews · 26 GBDragon Age: The Veilguard44,933 reviews · 2 add-ons · 100 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dragon Age: Inquisition ✓$39.99Dragon Age: The Veilguard$59.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Dragon Age: Inquisition takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- Xbox
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Dragon Age: Inquisition (GamingPickz Score 7.1)
- The cheaper right now: Dragon Age: Inquisition ($39.99)
- Lighter on storage: Dragon Age: Inquisition (26 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (44,933 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RPGCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterFantasyStory RichSingleplayerAdventureAction
Where they differ
Open WorldSexual ContentMultiplayerFemale ProtagonistGreat SoundtrackAtmospheric
PoliticsCRPGTurn-Based TacticsMagicRomanceMultiple Endings
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dragon Age: Inquisition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | AMD Radeon HD 4870/Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT | NVIDIA GTX 970/1650 / AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| Minimum CPU | AMD Quad core @ 2.5 GHz/Intel Quad core @ 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X* (see notes) |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Install size | 26 GB | 100 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dragon Age: Inquisition · Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Dragon Age: Inquisition and 8 for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in scope?
Dragon Age: Inquisition has drawn 21,376 Steam reviews and installs in 26 GB. Dragon Age: The Veilguard has drawn 44,933 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 100 GB.
Is Dragon Age: Inquisition or Dragon Age: The Veilguard better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Dragon Age: Inquisition rates higher (7.1 to 5.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Dragon Age: Inquisition or Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Dragon Age: Inquisition is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Dragon Age: Inquisition or Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Dragon Age: Inquisition rates higher, 7.1 to 5.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Dragon Age: Inquisition is the cheaper at $39.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.